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R:CHARD C. SUTER and Assoclate$,. 19; Comprahenstve Plennerslland Plannen Histonc Presewstlon Planners R:CHARD C. SUTER and AsSOClATE$,. 19; Comprahenstve PlennerslLand Plannen Histonc Presewstlon Planners . ... COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR UNION TOWNSHIP This project was financed by a Grant from the Small Communities Planning Assistance Program (SCPAP), from' the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and E.consmic Development (DCED) U (2000) *t PREPARED, FOR: Union Township Board of Supervisors 2199 South Eagle Valley Road Julian, Pennsylvania 16844 PREPARED BY: RICHARD C. SUTBER & ASSOCIATES, INC. Comprehensive PlanneaslLand PlannerslHistoric Preservation Planne rs - __ - __ - The Manor House, PO Box 564 l-kiidays burg, Pennsylvania 16648 i I TABLE OF CONTENTS Page # TITLEPAGE ........................................................... i -:TRANSMITTAL LETTER .................................................. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................. iii LISTOFMAPS ........................................................ iv .. LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES ......................................... v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................................. vi LOCATION AND REGIONAL RELATIONSHIPS .............................. 1 ENVIRONMENTAL AYD PHYSICAL ........................................ 6 EXISTING LAND USE ................................................. 23 TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC ..... ................................ 28 INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES ........................ 37 POPULATION AND HOUSING ........................................... 42 ECONOMIC PROFILE ............... ,. ................................. 55 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ............................................. 59 PLAN OVERVIEW ...................... ............................. 68 FUTURE LAND USE AND HOUSING PLAN ................................ 70 TRANSPORTATION PLAN .............................................. 88 COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES ................................ 91 PLAN COMPONENT INTERRELATIONSHIP STATEMENT .................... 98 CONTIGUOUS MUNICIPALITIES RELATIONSHIP STATEMENT .............. 100 IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY ....................................... 104 ZONING ORDINANCE ................................ Under Separate Cover ....... ............... .. ... 111 LIST OF MAPS Page # BACKGROUND STUDIES Map I Union Township in 1861 ...................................... 4 Map 2 Union Township in 1874 ...................................... 5 Map 3 Geology .................................................. 8 Map 4 Slope .................................................... 11 Map 5 .Floodplain ................................................. 13 Map 6 Hydric and Prime Agricultural Sites/Soils ........................ 14 Map 7 Wetlands ................................................ 15 Map 8 Development Constraints .................................... 16 Map 9 Existing Land Use ......................................... 24 ~ Map 10 Roadway Classification ..................................... 35 Map 11 Traffic Volumes ............................................ 36 : Map12 Sewer and Water Service Area ................................ 38 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN V Map 13 Future Land Use ........................................... 75‘ .. Map 12’ Future Transportation Improvements ........................... 90 Map 15 Future Sewer and Water Service Areas ......................... 93 Map 16 Zoning Map ................................................ 77. .. .. i .. iv LIST OF TABLES . Page # TABLE 1 GEOLOGY OF UNION TOWNSHIP ........................................... 6 .. ,- TABLE 2 SLOPE CONFIGURATIONS' ............................................... 9 ... TABLE 3 WETLAND CLASSIFICATIONS IN UNION TOWNSHIP ......................... 19 TABLE 4 EXISTING LAND USE SUMMARY 1997 ..................................... 26 TABLE 5 STATE HIGHWAY INVENTORY ........................................... 32 TABLE 6 ACCIDENT SUMMARY: STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM ........................... 34 TABLE 7 POPULATION CHANGE 1970- 1990 ........................................ 42 TABLE 8 AGE CHARACTERISTICS OF POPULATION ................................. 43 TABLE 9 SEX CHARACTERISTICS OF POPULATION ................................. 44 TABLE 10 RACIAL CHARACTERISTICS ............................................. 45 TABLE 11 HOUSEHOLD & FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS OF POPULATION .................46 ?. TABLE 12 EDUCATION LEVEL OF POPULATION ...................................... 47 TABLE 13 HISTORICAL POPULATION TRENDS ....................................... 48 TABLE 14 AGE OF HOUSING STOCK ............................................... 49 6 TABLE 15 TENURE OF HOUSING STOCK ........................................... 50 1 TABLE 16 HOUSING UNIT CHARACTERISTICS 2990 .................................. 51 TABLE 17 HOUSING UNIT SIZE AND VALUE 1990 ..................................... 52 i TABLE 18 TYPE OF HOUSING TOTAL UNITS ......................................... 53 TABLE 19 EMPLOYMENT FORCE CHARACTERISTICS BY OCCUPATION .................55 I TABLE 20 EMPLOYMENT FORCE CHARACTERISTICS BY INDUSTRY .................... 57 I TABLE 21 INCOM E CHARACTERISTICS ............................................. 58 TABLE 22 COMMUNITY PROVIDED RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ........................ 95 FIGURES FIGURE 1 HISTORICAL POPULATION GRAPH ........................................ 48 FIGURE 2 PROCESS FLOW CHART ................................................ 61 FIGURE 3 CITIZEN PARTICIPATION ................................................ 62 .................. ....... r ............ .. ... .. ._ ........ - - -- _....... .-.. I .. ........ I V ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Completion of a project as complex as the Comprehensive Plan involves a variety of disciplines and much time and effort upon the part of numerous participants. A nu-mber of people and the community planning consulting firm have contributed to this Plan. We would like to extend our acknowledgment and thanks to the following: .. UNION TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 1997 1998 RobeftHall, Chairman Timothy C. Spotts, Acting Chairman Timothy C. Spotts, Vice Chairman Ryland W. Brower, Roadmaster Ryland Brower %. Larry E. Williams, Supervisor Donna J. Fisher, Secretary Donna J. Fisher, Secretary- Treasurer I999 Ryland W. Brower, Chairman Wilfred Bracken, Vice ,Chairman Timothy Bruss, Supervisor Donna J. Fisher, Secretary-Treasurer UNION TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION 199711998 I999 Michael C. Immel, Chairman James Yeaney, Chairman Timothy Spotts, Vice-chairman Janet McClellan, Vice Chairman Kenneth F. Keeler 4 Linda Flick Lala M. Hall, Secretary Lala M. Hall, Secretary V This Project was Funded by: Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Small Communities Planning Assistance Program (SCPAP) Planning Consultants: Richard C. Sutter and Associates, Inc. Comprehensive Planners/Land Planners/Historic Preservation Planners The Manor House, P 0 Box 564 . Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 ' (814) 695-7577 .. ... ... .. - ..... .. ... .. .. --.. __ . -. vi LOCATION AND REGIONAL RELATIONSHIPS Geographic Location ,- Located near the middle of Centre County, Union Township composes the northeasterly pan .. of the Upper Bald Eagle Valley region, which lies between the top of Bald Eagle Mountgjn - and the edge of the Allegheny Plateau. Bald Eagle Creek and Bald Eagle Mountain form the southeastern boundary of the township. The Allegheny Front marks the northwestern boundary. I, A Brief History of Union Township in Centre County' '-\ In the early seventeenth century, what is today known as Centre County was a wilderness land. The region was inhabited by the Delaware tribe, which was led by Chief Bald Eagle. Place names of the region carry Bald Eagle's name to this day. In 1720 hostilities over territory broke out among the American Indians of the region, namely the Delaware and the koquois. The Iroquois emerged victorious. Later, the Shawnee tribe occupied the area, led by Chief Logan. Around 1759 Captain James Potter explored Centre County. The first settlement in what is today known as Union Township was made by Thomas Parsons, who arrived from Maryland in 1770. Parsons erected a cabin along Bald Eagle Creek; at the time, his surroundings were heavily wooded and traversed only by crude paths. By that time, few American Indians were left in the region; most had been driven westward by the expansion and settlement of whiteccolonists. However, the later decades of the eighteenth century did witness attacks from traveling Indian raiding parties from the north. The threat of raids grew substantially during the Aperican Revolution, prompting some early settlers to leave the area. The Parsons family was one family to withdraw. They returned to Maryland for the duration of the war, and made their way back to Union Township at its conclusion. a. In the next three decades, settlement increased in the Bald Eagle Creek valley. Early settlers included William Fisher, who settled in 1800, operated a saw mill, and constructed a stone mansion (in 1812); William Fisher, Jr., who operated the Bald Eagle Nursery; Martin and John Hoover, who settled in 1800 and operated a tavern on the pike; John Iddings, a blacksmith who settled in 1800; and James Henry, John Irwin, John Graybill, Leonard Peters, and Jacob Hugg. ' This history is based on information found in the following sources: Bell, Raymond Martin. The Townships of Mother Cumberland. Washington, PA: Washington & Jefferson College, 1962. Centre County Planning Commission. Hisfor!calReflections of Centre County. Bellefonte, Pennsylvania: Centre
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